Sunday, October 27, 2013

Lou Reed dies at 71

Rock legend and Velvet
Underground front man Lou Reed died this morning at the age of 71 ... according
to reports.

Details surrounding Reed's
death are unclear, but he underwent a liver transplant back in May. As TMZ
first reported ... complications from the surgery landed him in the ER in late
June.

Lou wrote a majority of
the Velvet Underground hits, and went on to have success in his solo career --
with 1972's "Walk on the Wild Side" being his most commercial hit.

Lewis Allan
"Lou" Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American rock
musician, songwriter, and photographer. He was best known as guitarist,
vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his solo
career, which spanned several decades. Though the Velvet Underground was a
commercial failure in the late 1960s, the group has gained a considerable cult
following in the years since its demise and has gone on to become one of the
most widely cited and influential bands of the era. As the Velvet Underground's
vocalist and principal songwriter, Reed wrote about subjects of personal
experience that rarely had been examined so openly in rock and roll, including
sexuality and drug culture.